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<p> </p><p>Product development partnerships, using a mixture of public and private
sector partners, can develop new technologies more rapidly than either the public
or private sectors alone.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is currently supporting
ten product development partnerships, details of nine awards were published 23 August
2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dfid-invests-to-save-millions-from-deadly-diseases</a>.
Support is also provided to the Meningitis Vaccine Development Programme. A number
of European States fund product development partnerships. Funding is awarded independently
by each European State, but there are regular and ongoing discussions amongst the
funders about ongoing progress of the development of new products.</p><p> </p><p>
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